□p>□orn in □etr□it, Mic□igan, Jeong grew□up in a hous□hold with parent□ □ho were bo□h educated in S□uth Korea with□d□eams of acad□mic su□ce□□ for t□eir chi□d□□n. Pursuing a□care□□ in medic□ne seemed like the natural pa□h for Jeong, □□d he dutifully p□rsued it□ e□rn□ng his M.D□□at the Univers□ty of North Carolina at□Chapel Hi□l. H□wev□□□□his□p□□□ion for come□y h□d□alwa□s bur□□d □it□in hi□, and he b□g□□□perfo□□ing□stand-□□ c□□edy while still practicing medicin□.